Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3088, Daniel Drinkwater, Mass. Navy

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Drinkwater, Daniel
IV. 3088
Harry
Rebecca.
B.L. Wt. 17595-160-55
CONTENTS

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Drinkwater, Daniel
IV. 3088
Navy
Rebecca.
B.L. Wt. 17595-160-55
CONTENTS

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act 3 March
May 21/55
Rebecca D. Smith  Widow Daniel Smith
Me.
Private
Dept. Worthley's Co
Maine Militia
Revolutionary War
No. 17
the Lins Lick 38
Ad. 160 acc Feb 22/56
Dodge
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Freeman Bradford Portland Maine
Vol. D. 38. 00

State of Maine
On this 7 th day of July, in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and forty seven personally appeared the undersigned Rebecca Drinkwater a resident of Cumberland in the County of Cumberland aged 90 years who being first sworn doth upon oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the acts of 1838, 1843, & 1844.
And this declarant states that she is the widow of Daniel Drinkwater who was a soldier of the Revolution and who served as she believes also in the Navy. She has heard her husband say that he performed one tour of duty as a soldier near the commencement of the war in a company raised in North Yarmouth to recruit or fill up the continental army and that he went with the company to New York. This company was commanded as she believes by Capt John Northly of North Yarmouth and John Soule and Ozias Blanchard were Lieutenants. Deacon William Gwetsin and David Prince both of North Yarmouth served with him.
This declarant also states that her husband also served in the continental or State Navy. She has heard him say that he was at one time in a ship of war commanded by Capt Hopkins and cruised in the vicinity of Bermuda and that a man by the name of Grdley Thaxter whom

She has often heard her husband mention, was in the same ship with him. After the cruise in the vicinity of Bermuda her husband entered the fleet under the Command of Commodore Saltonstall and acted as Pilot for said ship in the expedition to Penobscot. This declarant is unable to state in what grade her husband served while under Capt Hopkins or the precise length of the service but she believes that the service was performed on board the ship Warren while on the cruise in the vicinity of Bermuda and also in the Penobscot expedition. The ship in which he served was blown up or fell into the hands of the enemy in that cruise and her husband returned to Falmouth with the land forces. Her husband was considered a good Pilot in the time of the Revolutionary War and she has heard him say that he was put on board the French fleet by our Government to Pilot them out of Boston harbor and that the French Commander retained him in the service until the fleet reached its destination in the West Indies.
And this applicant states that she was married to the said Daniel Drinkwater on the 22 d day of February 1781 and that her husband the said Daniel Drinkwater died on the 18 th day of September 1827 and that she has not intermarried but has continued a widow to the present time as will appear by the testimony hereto

annexed. She therefore claims a pension by virtue of the services of her husband in the Land and Naval forces as set forth in her declaration and she refers the Commissioner to the rolls of the Warren Frigate and also to the declaration of Dr Gridley Thaxter as to the length of the service on board said Ship in her cruises in 1779.
Rebekah Drinkwater
I Josiah Pierce Judge of Probate for and within the county of Cumberland, hereby certify that the above named Rebekah Drinkwater, personally appeared before me on the seventh day of July eighteen hundred and forty seven and subscribed and made oath in due form of law to the foregoing declaration. I further certify, that in my opinion the said Rebekah is unable to attend court by reason of bodily infirmity. I therefore administered to her the oath required by law, at her residence in Cumberland.
Josiah Pierce Judge of Probate

I Samuel Sweetser Town Clerk of North Garmouth in the county of Cumberland, on oath depose and say that I have in my possession the records of said town. In one of the ancient Books purporting to contain a record of Marriages solemnized by the Rev. Tristram Gilman I find the following to wit;
"Seventeen hundred eighty one Feb y . twenty second Dan Drinkwater and Rebecca Fisher."
I further state that the above is a true transcript from the marriage records of the town of North Garmouth with the exception of the date, which is written in fair legible figures thus "1781 Feb y 22 d "
Samuel Sweetser
State of Maine.
Cumberland s.s. August 5 th 1847 Then personally appeared the above named Samuel Sweetser Town Clerk of North Garmouth and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him signed.
Before me Gerzer Thomas Justice of the Peace.

State of Maine.
County of Cumberland ss.
On this 24 th day of April A. D. 1855 personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, Rebecca Drinkwater a resident of Cumberland in said County and State, aged Ninety Seven years, who being duly sworn, doth on oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain Bounty Land, under the Act of Congress passed March 3 d , A. D. 1855.
And your declarant further states that she is the widow of Daniel Drinkwater late of North Yarmouth in the State of Maine that her said husband Daniel Drinkwater was a Soldier of the Revolution, That he was drafted on or about the 2 d day of December 1776 to serve as a reinforcement to the American Army for an indefinite period ordaining the pleasure of the State and that he continued in actual service in said war for more than three months in Capt John Worthly's Company and marched to Peekskill New York and was honorably discharged. She also states that her husband performed other services as will appear by her declaration for a pension - She further states that she has not applied for or received Bounty land under this or any other act of Congress.

YOUR DECLARANT FURTHER STATES, that she was married to the said Daniel Drinkwater on the 22 d day of February A.D. 1781 , at South Yarmouth in said State, and that her name before marriage was Rebecca Fisher .
And your declarant further states, that after the passage of the Act of Congress of July 7 th 1838 she made application for a Pension, on which application a pension was granted her at the rate of  her claim was suspended for the reason that claimant had not satisfactory proved her months service  per annum, as will appear by her Pension Certificate, dated  day of  A.D. 18  No.  She refers to her declaration on file in the Pension office for proof of Marriage her husband's death and the record evidence of her service the Revolutionary war
For proof of marriage, her husband's service in the Revolutionary War, and his death, and of your declarant's identity, she refers to her declaration and proof for a Pension, now on file in the Department of the Interior, at Washington.
She therefore claims Bounty Land under the act aforesaid, and states that she is still a widow.
And for the purpose of this application, I hereby appoint F Bradford of Portland my true and lawful Attorney in the premises.
Attest,
Ephraim Lurdiant
Rebecca  her  Dinkwater Mark
Sworn to and subscribed, before me, the day and year first above written, and in my presence acknowledged
the Power of Attorney thereto subjoined, for the purposes above mentioned. And I hereby certify that I know  the  sheriff  the said Rebecca Drinkwater to be the person who performed
the military service aforesaid, and to be of the age above stated  resides herself to be in her application and that I have no interest in this claim
Ephraim Lurdiant Justice of the Peace.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston:
July 22 18 47.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Daniel Brinkwalter, is borne upon a list of men in Capt John Northley's Company of North Yarmouth Cumberland County Maine, raised to reinforce the American Army as a private. No Service named. Said List is dated "North Yarmouth, December 8, 1776."
The name of William Sweetser, mentioned in the annexed application, is also borne upon said list.
Not upon Naval rolls. — No rolls of the Brigade Garrison.
The above is all the evidence of service of any one of the name shown by the Military records in this Office.

And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said application, and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John G. Deyo,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
DRINKWATER, DANIEL (MASS.) R-3088

She has heard her husband say that he was on a cruise in the vicinity of the Bermuda Islands and in some engagements with an enemy and that he was also in the Pendleton expedition in the Warren Frigate and did the duty of a Pilot. She has heard him say that he served with Dr Gidley Thaxter and she believes that said Thaxter was a Sergeant or Sergeant's mate on board the same vessel in which he served. She has heard her husband say that he was appointed by the authority of Man, to pilot the French fleet from Boston Harbor which was under the command of Count D'Estaing and that he was kept on board by the French Commanders and went to the West Indies with said Fleet.
This applicant has heard her said husband speak much of his revolutionary services and of his being taken prisoner at one time on board a privateer on the coast of Maine and of being carried to Halifax.
Rebecca Drinkwater
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Cumberland Ys. July 7 1847 Signed in my presence by the above named Rebecca Drinkwater
H. Bradford Justice of the Peace
DRINKWATER, DANIEL (MASS.) R-3088

To the Secretary of the Comm th of Mass s .
The undersigned Rebecca Drinkwater widow of Daniel Drinkwater a resident of Cumberland County of Cumberland and State of Maine respectfully requests the Secretary of State Massachusetts to furnish from Rolls and Documents in his possession relating to Military service in the War of the Revolution the evidence of the service of her husband Daniel Drinkwater
And this Applicant states that her husband as she believes was a Soldier and a Seaman in the revolutionary war. She has heard her said husband say that he performed one tour of military service in a Company raised in North Yarmouth soon after the commencement of the war and that he marched to the State of New York or Connecticut and that William Sweetser and David Paine of North Yarmouth were in the service with him. She believes this Company was commanded by Capt John Northly and that the service was about four months.
This applicant further states that her said husband was in the Naval Service the year of the Penobscot Expedition and served under Capt Hopkins and also under Commodore Gallenstall

13441
Rebecca Dnukwatu widow of Pamil Mr
Act 7 July 1838
Marnil 1781
Freeman Bradford Portance Maine

I David Prince of Cumberland in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine on oath depose testify and say that I am ninety two years of age and upwards and was a resident of North Yarmouth in the time of the Revolutionary war. In the month of December 1770 I was drafted into the service for the purpose of filling or recruiting the Continental army and the draft was for three months. In my fathers family at that time there were four subject to a draft. to wit Paul Prince my father Cushing & Paul, my brothers and myself. By an arrangement made at the time I and my brother Paul went into this service. Capt John Worthley was the Commander of the Company then raised which consisted of about fifty two men. John Soule of that part of North Yarmouth now Freeport was Lieut and Osias Blanchard was Ensign. I think that William Sweetin was one of the sergeants and I believe that Benjamin Humphrey was the orderly sergeant. Daniel Drinkwater was one of the corporals a man who was some older than myself. This same Daniel Drinkwater married a girl by the name of Fisher. Said Drinkwater has been dead many years, and his widow

I believe to be now living in this town. This service was a three months service besides an allowance of twenty days to return home and I arrived home as near as I can recollect in the latter part of April or the first of May 1777 . Daniel Drinkwater served the same term that I did. Only one man in our company deserted and that was John Crocker, and the town of North Yarmouth as a mark of disgrace exempted him from the payment of his tax.
There was in this company at this time Robert Anderson & Jacob Anderson. Stephen Prince Amos Prince John Sanborn & Jonathan Mitchell. The rest was under the command of Col. Fogg, a Scarborough man.
Our company while in service was at Tarrytown and other places, and I was attached to guard a drove of cattle to Morristown, which was at that time the Head Quarters of Gen Washington. The town of Esopus was burnt by the enemy about the time my term of service expired. This was my only term of service and I have a perfect recollection of the events of that campaign.
David Prince
State of Maine
Cumberland ss October 4 th 1845 Then personally appeared before me. The above named

David Prince, who subscribed the foregoing affidavit with his own hand and in my presence made oath to the same, I further testify that the said Prince is known to me to be a man of truth and veracity.
Freeman Bradford, Justice of the Peace

I Peter Drinkwater of North Yarmouth in the County of Cumberland aged 84 years & upwards on oath depose and say that I was in the Penobscot Expedition in 1779 & during that time was attached to one of the trans- ports in the Government Service. I was well acquainted with Daniel Drinkwater who was at the time of the Revolutionary War a Resident of North Yarmouth. He was in the Penobscot Expedition and was a Pilot of the U.S. ship Warren in that Expedition. Daniel Drinkwater was also a Pilot for the French Fleet when they sailed from the U.S. to the West Indies. I am unable to state how long he was in this Service. The widow of Daniel Drinkwater is now living and about my age and is unmarried.
Peter Drinkwater
Cumberland S.S. Sept 22 d 1845 Then appeared the above named Peter Drinkwater known to me as a person of truth and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him signed.
Before me Freeman Bradford Justice of the Peace

I William Sweetser of North Yarmouth in in County of Cumberland aged ninety years and upwards on oath depose and say that I was a Resident of North Yarmouth in the time of the Revolutionary war. In the month of December 1776 I was drafted for three months service to be performed as I understood at the time in the State of Connecticut. Capt John Worthy commanded the company which consisted of about 50 men and the Regt was under the command of Col Fogg. John Soule was Lieut Elias Blanchard was Ensign. Benjamin Humphrey was orderly Sergeant. There was another sergeant by the name of Robert Anderson. one by the name of Rose and myself. Daniel Drinkwater who was a resident of North Yarmouth at this time was a Corporal in this company. Daniel Drinkwater  He married Rebecca Fisher, who is still living I believe. Daniel Drinkwater -er has been dead many years. The Surgeon in this company was a then seventh surgeon. In the first place we were marched to Cambridge in small squads, where the Capt received his orders to march us to Dan- bury Connecticut - Then to White Plains and afterwards to Parrytown and at

various other places until the expiration of the three months. I arrived home in the month of April. Daniel Drinkwater was discharged the same time that I was. I have no doubt that said Drinkwater served the whole three months or more in the winter of 1776 & 1777. and in the Company above described. It was the report that said Drinkwater was also in the Penobscot Expedition. I was not in that Expedition and knew none of the soldiers in that service except a brother in law of mine by the name of Sylvanus Drinkwater, who was and a brother to Daniel of whom I have here testified
Wm Sweetser
State of Maine
Cumberland County S.S. Oct: 14 th 1845 Then appeared the abovenamed William Sweetser known to me as a man of truth and veracity and made oath to the foregoing Affidavit by him subscribed
Before me Freeman Bradford Justice of the Peace

State of Maine. Cumberland, ss. Probate Office
I G. C. Tobie Register of the Court of Probate hereby certify that the Hon. Josiah Pierce is Judge of the Court of Probate within and for the County of Cum- berland duly commissioned and qualified agreeably to the laws of the State and that the signature purporting to be his on the an- nexed paper is genuine. I further certify that Freeman Bradford and George H. Thomas are justices of the Peace duly com- missioned and qualified and at the time of the several attestations on the annexed pa- per were in commission as such and that the signatures purporting to be theirs are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court this twelfth day of Aug- ust A.D. 1847.
G. C. Tobie, Register

Portland August 14 1847
Sir
I herewith forward the declaration of Rebecca Drinkwater for the benefits of the acts of 1838, 1843, & 1844. The testimony in this case establishes three months service in 1796 & 1797 and it is hoped that inasmuch as the Records in the Secretary's Office at Massachusetts does not give the service of those who served in the Continental Navy in the time of the Revolution that the rolls of the Warren in her cruises in 1779 may have been preserved and that the alleged service of Daniel Drinkwater in that ship may be established by the navy rolls of that period in your Department.
I am Very Respectfully,
Your obt Servt
Freeman Bradford
J. L. Edwards Esq Washington D.C.

V N 13441 Rebecca Drinkwater Me Jt to Freeman Bradford Sept 9th 1847 3088 act 7 July 1838
✓ 17.595 S Watson

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OFFICIAL BUSINESS. Bounty Land Claims.
[Handwritten flourish or signature]
Hon. L. P. WALDO,
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington City,
D. C.

3088.
P. O. _____
Rebecca Drinkwater
Service: wid. of Daniel
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

State of Maine.
CUMBERLAND, ss.
Clerk's Office, Supreme Judicial Court,
PORTLAND,
May 16 th
1852
I, OBADIAH G. COOK,
Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court,
for said County of Cumberland, being a Court of Record, do hereby certify that
Ephraim Sturdivant Esq.
is, and at the date of his Certificate to the paper hereto annexed was, an
ACTING JUSTICE OF THE PEACE,
within and for _____ the County of Cumberland as appears by the paper hereto annexed; that he is DULY COMMISSIONED and qualified to administer Oaths and take Acknowledgments of Deeds and other instruments in writing, the County aforesaid,—and that the following Signature , purporting to be his
are GENUINE.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said Supreme Judicial Court, for said State, the day and year first above written.
O. Cook
CLERK.

I Reuel Drinkwater of Cumberland and Retia Drinkwater of Durham in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine on oath depose and say that we are children of Dan- iel Drinkwater deceased and of Rebecca Drinkwater his widow now living in Cumberland afore- said. Daniel Drinkwater our fa- ther died in North Yarmouth on or about the 18 th day of September in 1821 and Rebecca Drinkwater is his widow and has remained unmarried since the death of her husband aforesaid. Our father was as we believe a soldier in the war of the Revolution and we have heard him speak of being in the war at Pechskill also in the Penob- scot Expedition under Captain Saltonstall in the Ship Warren and a Pilot for the French Fleet from Boston to the West Indies. Our mo- ther made application for a Pension Eight or ten years ago but her claim therefor was rejected. Rebecca Drinkwater who has made appli-

cation for Bounty Band is the person she represents herself to be in her declar- ation. We have no interest in this claim
Reuel Drinkwater Retian Drinkwater
State of Maine
Scituate ss. April 24 1855. Then personally appeared the above named Reuel Drinkwater and Retian Drink- water known to me to be credible per- sons and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by them signed Before me
Ephraim Standiffor Pease